2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWinthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
ChampionsWinthrop (7th title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (6th title)
2005–06 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop †13–3 .81323–8  .742
Birmingham–Southern12–4 .75019–9  .679
Coastal Carolina12–4 .75020–10  .667
Radford9–7 .56316–13  .552
High Point8–8 .50016–13  .552
Charleston Southern7–9 .43813–16  .448
UNC Asheville6–10 .3759–19  .321
Liberty3–13 .1887–23  .233
VMI2–14 .1257–20  .259
† 2006 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 28, March 2, 4, 2011, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, as they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals 93–52, High Point 77–65 in the semifinal round, and finally Coastal Carolina 51–50 in the championship game.

Format

The top eight eligible teams can qualify for the Big South tournament. The seeds are judged by conference winning percentage. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Winthrop got the bid to the NCAA Tournament, and fell in the first round as the #15 seed to #2 seed Tennessee, 63–61.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 4 		Finals
March 6
         
1 Winthrop 93
8 Liberty 52
1 Winthrop 77
5 High Point 65
4 Radford 84
5 High Point 87
1 Winthrop 51
2 Coastal Carolina 50
3 Birmingham–Southern 76
6 Charleston Southern 97
6 Charleston Southern 67
2 Coastal Carolina 73
2 Coastal Carolina 78
7 UNC Asheville 62

References

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